All major political parties contesting the UK general election have now published their election manifestos ahead of the 7th May 2015 polling date. For those with an interest in the Private Rented Sector (PRS)...

A comparative analysis, sponsored by lender Landbay, revealed that buy-to-let was the best performing long term investment when compared against equities, gilts, commercial property and cash. The results showed that over the last 18...

According to research carried out for mortgage and loans provider Ocean Finance, almost a third (32%) of those questioned say they hurried into renting their property and 61% admitted to disliking something about their...

Letting agents and landlords have made 636 enquiries since 1st December to a helpline set up by the Home Office to advise on immigration checks on tenants. Of these enquiries, 258 have originated from...

The latest Generation Report from Halifax shows that the number of first time buyers in 2014 was at its highest level for seven years. Further analysis of the report however shows a disconnect between...

Research from Emerging Property has found that buy-to-let landlords in the North East of England are the least confident in the market with only 21% believing that it will continue to grow. London on...

The Department for Communities and Local Government’s housing standard review has excluded mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector. This is despite the fact that the department has taken positive action on...